WILSON CALLS FOR PUBLIC TESTIMONY REGARDING THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN’S SERVICES

Wednesday, January 11, 2017, North Pole, Alaska – Representative Tammie Wilson today announced statewide public testimony opportunities for Alaskans not satisfied with the current state of the Office of Children’s Services.

On September 7, 2016, Rep. Wilson requested that a Grand Jury conduct an investigation into how the Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) and the Office of Children Services (OCS) are complying with statutory duties.

“The Attorney General’s Office hijacked my request and to this date there has been no action taken even after Director Christy Lawton admitted to the Fairbanks Daily News Miner on September 9, 2016, that she expects to fail the upcoming 2017 federal review audit because the benchmarks are very high,” Wilson, R-North Pole, said.

“I have received hundreds of calls from those touched by OCS in some way and wanting to tell their story,” Wilson said. “It is obvious by the lack of action from the Attorney General’s office that they do not want to listen to any of the facts that have been submitted.”

Public testimony will be conducted across Alaska on the following dates and times: